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For Children of Most Ages
' The Secret of the Reeds'
A play by Gwen Pierce based on a Welsh legend
Production by Evelyn Williams
See Junior Radio Times
5.30 Speaking of Spain
A new series of talks by John D. Stewart
1— ' The Herdsman's Story '
Songs sung by St. Mary's
Intermediate School Choir,
Lurgan

Contributors

Play By:
Gwen Pierce
Production By:
Evelyn Williams
Unknown:
John D. Stewart
Madoc:
Huw Tudor
Owen:
Gwyn Morgan Lloyd
The Lord March:
Dillwyn Owen
Bifan the Barber:
Charles Williams
Blodwen, his wife:
Nesta Harris
Dilys:
Sheila Huw Jones
Lord Chamberlain:
R. Llewelyn Thomas
Enoc the Piper:
Emrys Cleaver
Doctor:
Dic Hughes
Messenger:
Geraint Rees

Ben Travers
Ben Travers , now in his seventies, had his first play, The Dippers, produced by Charles Hawtrey at the Criterion in 1921. Between 1925 and 1933 he wrote nine of the eleven farces produced at the Aidwych, for a team that included Tom Walls , Ralph Lynn , Robertson Hare , Winifred Shotter , and Mary Brough.
In conversation with Philip Holland , he recalls these years and talks about himself, his work, and the people he has known.
Compiled and introduced by Philip Holland
Produced by Anthony Thwaite

Contributors

Unknown:
Ben Travers
Unknown:
Ben Travers
Produced By:
Charles Hawtrey
Unknown:
Tom Walls
Unknown:
Ralph Lynn
Unknown:
Robertson Hare
Unknown:
Winifred Shotter
Unknown:
Mary Brough.
Unknown:
Philip Holland
Produced By:
Anthony Thwaite

BBC Home Service Basic

About BBC Home Service

BBC Home Service is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 1st September 1939 and ended on the 29th September 1967.

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